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Robert Lamb
Photo: Robert Lamb CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Westbrook Bay
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno North Shore Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Mevagissey Beach
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Wonwell Beach
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Ian Capper
Photo: Ian Capper CC BY-SA 2.0
Overstrand Beach
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Paignton Paignton Sands Paignton Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by a...
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Michael Murray
Photo: Michael Murray CC BY-SA 2.0
Trevaunance Cove
Dr Richard Murray
Photo: Dr Richard Murray CC BY-SA 2.0
Tentsmuir Sands
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Sandy B 
Photo: Sandy B  CC BY-SA 2.0
Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Ian Cardinal 
Photo: Ian Cardinal  CC BY-SA 2.0
Old Colwyn Beach
Mike Searle 
Photo: Mike Searle  CC BY-SA 2.0
Worbarrow Beach
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.